Foley earned the save against the Royals on Monday, striking out one over a perfect ninth inning.
Foley was called upon to protect a 7-6 lead in the ninth frame and did so on 13 pitches. The 28-year-old has converted nine straight saves, including five in nine September appearances. On the season, he is 24-for-27 in save opportunities with a 3.02 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 43:19 K:BB across 56.2 innings.
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Tigers' Matt Vierling: Tallies three hits in win
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Vierling went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Monday's 7-6 win over the Royals.
Vierling played a lead role for the Tigers in a key win as they continued to make up ground on Minnesota for the final AL playoff spot. The utility man's numbers don't jump off the page, but he's once again been a steady performer with a .261 batting average and .741 OPS. Vierling posted an identical .261 average last season with a .717 OPS.
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Tigers' Colt Keith: Homers in key win
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Keith went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's 7-6 win over the Royals.
Keith made his lone hit count, ripping a two-out home run in the fifth inning that brought the Tigers within a run as they mounted a comeback. Detroit is pushing Minnesota for the final playoff spot, and the rookie Keith has been a key reason why. Over his last 12 contests, the 23-year-old is batting .313 with five runs scored and six RBI.
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Tigers' Reese Olson: Allows grand slam in return
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Olson did not factor into the decision in Monday's 7-6 win over the Royals, allowing four runs on four hits and one walk with three strikeouts over 2.1 innings.
Olson retired the first six batters he faced but hit a wall in the third, loading the bases and surrendering a grand slam to Bobby Witt. The 25-year-old threw 29 of 50 pitches for strikes and was on a limited workload after missing nearly two months with a shoulder injury. On the season, he owns a 3.50 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 95:32 K:BB across 105.1 innings and lines up for a road matchup with the Orioles this weekend.
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Tigers' Jace Jung: Absent from Monday's lineup
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Jung is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.
Jung will be out of the starting lineup for the third time in four games, and Zach McKinstry will get the start at third base Monday. Jung has gone 5-for-23 with a .640 OPS since the beginning of September.
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Tigers' Ricky Vanasco: Optioned to Triple-A
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The Tigers optioned Vanasco to Triple-A Toledo on Monday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
A spot on the active roster needed to be cleared for Reese Olson (shoulder), who will be the Tigers' starting pitcher for Monday's game versus the Royals. Vanasco had made two scoreless appearances since joining the Tigers earlier this month.
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Tigers' Reese Olson: Activated ahead of Monday's start
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The Tigers activated Olson (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list Monday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Olson is set to rejoin the rotation Monday versus the Royals after missing nearly two months with a right shoulder strain. The right-hander went just three innings and threw 45 pitches in his last rehab start, so he will be pretty limited Monday from a workload perspective.
Holton worked around a hit and a walk to toss 1.1 scoreless innings of relief and earn a hold in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Orioles. He struck out one.
Holton has been generating fantasy value in multiple ways recently. The lefty earned a win in relief Wednesday, picked up a save on Friday and then recorded his 13th hold of the season Sunday, as he entered in the sixth inning to face the heart of Baltimore's lineup in a close game. Holton lowered his ERA to a stellar 2.17 in the process, and he should continue to be a valuable bullpen weapon for the Tigers.
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Tigers' Reese Olson: Could return Monday
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Olson (shoulder) could be lined up to be activated from the 15-day injured list to start Monday against the Royals, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Prior reports had suggested that the 25-year-old was trending toward a return early this week in Kansas City, and Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal have been named the probable starters for Tuesday's and Wednesday's contests, respectively. Detroit hasn't officially announced a starter for Monday, but Olson appears primed to make his return after missing nearly two months due to a shoulder strain. He made a pair of rehab starts and most recently tossed three shutout innings on 45 pitches for Triple-A Toledo this past Tuesday, so Olson could be somewhat limited from a workload perspective if he toes the rubber for Detroit on Monday.
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Tigers' Riley Greene: Goes deep twice
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Greene went 2-for-4 Sunday with two home runs and three RBI against the Orioles.
Greene blasted his first homer with one on in the third to put the Tigers on the board, then provided an insurance run in the eighth with his second dinger of the game. It was his third multi-homer effort of the season, and Greene is slashing .265/.354/.494 with 23 home runs, 69 RBI and 76 runs through 531 plate appearances.
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Tigers' Jason Foley: Locks down 23rd save
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Foley earned the save Sunday, striking out two over 1.1 perfect innings against the Orioles.
Foley was called upon to finish out the eighth inning after an Adley Rutschman homer brought the Orioles to within one. He struck out Coby Mayo, then retired the side in the ninth to finish off his 23rd save of the season. It was a nice rebound effort for Foley, who had allowed two runs in his last appearance, the first time he had allowed an earned run since the end of July.
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Tigers' Keider Montero: Second consecutive scoreless start
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Montero (6-6) earned the win Sunday, allowing five hits and one walk over five scoreless innings against the Orioles. He struck out one.
Montero did not allow a run for the second game in a row, with the biggest threat coming when he worked around a one-out second and third situation in the third inning. The 24-year-old rookie was pulled following just 63 pitches through five innings after coming off a complete-game shutout of the Rockies in his last start. Montero's ERA has dropped nearly a full run thanks to his most recent performances, moving from 5.47 to 4.60 with a 1.27 WHIP and 66 strikeouts through 88 innings. He's next slated to get another shot at the Orioles, this time in Baltimore.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Getting Sunday off
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Rogers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Rogers will get a break for the day game after he caught all nine innings of the Tigers' 4-2 loss Saturday night. Dillon Dingler will check in for Rogers behind the dish.
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Tigers' Kenta Maeda: Struggles in relief Saturday
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Maeda allowed three runs on two hits and a walk across two innings of relief in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Orioles. He struck out two.
Maeda was not charged with the loss, as Detroit already trailed 1-0 when he entered the game, but he didn't help his team's cause, either. The veteran righty has struggled all season, and his ERA now sits at an unsightly 6.07 after Saturday's poor performance. Maeda did come into the contest having logged 3.2 consecutive scoreless innings, but before that, he gave up eight runs (six earned) in his previous 9.1 innings. He's been much too volatile to trust in fantasy, and it remains to be seen what his role will be in 2025.
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Tigers' Jace Jung: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Jung is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Jung has a .619 OPS through his first 24 big-league games and is hitting .227 over 22 at-bats in September, and he will head to the bench Sunday as southpaw Cade Povich takes the mound for Baltimore. Andy Ibanez will receive a start at third base and bat leadoff in the series finale.
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Tigers' Colt Keith: Tallies three hits Saturday
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Keith went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Orioles.
Keith had three of Detroit's seven hits as a team as Corbin Burnes and two Baltimore relievers mostly cruised through the lineup. The young infielder is batting a robust .318 this month, which has helped push his season average up to a respectable .263. Keith was batting just .154 at the end of April, so he's come a long way during his rookie campaign. The 23-year-old should be set up for a breakout 2025 campaign now that he's seemingly settled in at the MLB level.
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Tigers' Kerry Carpenter: On bench versus southpaw
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Carpenter is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
It ends a run of six straight starts for Carpenter, who went 7-for-23 with two doubles, a triple, a homer and five RBI during that stretch. Justyn-Henry Malloy will serve as the designated hitter against Baltimore lefty Cade Povich.
